PACKAGE |STAT Data Manipulation and Analysis, by Gary Perlman
NAME linex - line extraction
SYNOPSIS linex [-ns] line-numbers
DESCRIPTION linex extracts the named lines from the standard input and prints them to the standard output. Line numbers begin with 1. Ranges of line numbers can be abbreviated with arguments of the form #-# (e.g., 12- 24). Line ranges can be in reverse order (e.g., 5-1 to reverse the first five lines).
OPTIONS
-n
Number output lines.
-s
Silent running. By default, linex complains if you request a line not found in the file. This option turns off the warning messages.
The following standard help options are supported. The program exits after displaying the help.
-L
Display limits
-O
Display options and values
-V
Display version number and date
EXAMPLES 
linex 1 2 3 4       # lines 1 through 4
linex 1-4           # an abbreviation of the above
linex 4-1           # lines 4-1 in reverse order
linex -s 500-1000   # lines 500 to 1000, if they are there
LIMITS There is a limit on the maximum number of lines you can print; probably 1000. Use the -L option to determine the program limits.
SEE ALSO colex for column extraction.
dm for more sophisticated line or colum extraction.
UPDATED December 2, 1986